Emergency slide falls from Airbus A319 mid-flight

An emergency slide and the door of the compartment in which the slide was stowed dropped off an Airbus A319 jet during a test flight from Dallas Love Field Tuesday.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford confirmed that an emergency door deployed as the jet took off on a test flight at around 1:30pm.

It has been confirmed that a maintenance error led to the door being deployed, which weighs over 100 pounds.

Mr Lunsford said that the aircraft was operating with a skeleton crew and had no passengers aboard.

No injuries have been reported and the jet was able to land safely.

The FAA confirmed that is was investigating the incident.